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AFAIK intel released some drivers that allowed TRIM and RAID. I think it might have only been a certain type of RAID though...
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Trim does not work, but supposedly the built in firmware garbage collection keeps things tidy enough as long as the drives are given a chance to idle occasionally, which is when GC runs. At least, that is what I have been told.

The build could have been done cheaper, but this is the way I wanted it.

The machine runs pretty impressively.

P11278 in 3Dmark11
http://3dmark.com/3dm11/2665453
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10.09 CPU Score in Cinebench @ 5.2Ghz
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1094 MB/s read on the SSD Raid array.
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I decided I wanted to upgrade all my stock corsair fans for better and quieter cooling. After researching I decided to go with Gentle Typhoon AP-15s for my 120mm fans and a Megaflow to replace my 200mm. I figured while I was at it, I would go push/pull on my H100. I ran into an issue during the install. There was a clearance issue with the lower H100 fan and the 8pin CPU connector on my Asus P8Z68. I was able to mount the H100 offcenter using some of the holes in the vent/grate on the top of my 650d. You can see this in the first picture.

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Screw the computer, that's a nice camera you have there!! Excellent pics!

Looks gorgeous in there, props!
 
Blain said:
😵 You think... ?
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Have you read the thread? This has been covered repeatedly. I bought the parts I was most confident in and desired. This was not a budget build, and I was not looking for the ultimate bang for the buck. I wanted quality parts, that would look and perform well together. This is the "General Hardware" section, right? I and most others here could piece together a machine that would perform comparable for less, but that is not was not my build plan.

I built the machine I wanted with my money.

Some mustangs are faster than some porsches, but that does not make them the better car.


BTW, what parts would have you used differently that would have performed better than the money? Better MOBO for less than $200 I paid? Better CPU for less than $290 I paid? Better 16gb of ram for less than the $105 I paid? Better GPU setup for less than the $410 I paid for my pair of cards? I think I did okay finding deals.
 
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Intel, Seasonic, Corsair, Crucial or Samsung.
Nothing in my shopping cart would have been OCZ branded.

"Better" is a fairly generic term that can mean different things to different people.
Just so we have a clear understanding of your questions...
When you use the word "better", what is foremost in your mind?
 
So many haters here. The machine is well built. OP said money is not a big issue, so no need to comment on how he could save a few dollars either. He bought a good PC and can be happy about it. Also OP asked for suggestions for speakers and keyboard.
 
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Kristijonas said:
So many haters here. The machine is well built. OP said money is not a big issue, so no need to comment on how he could save a few dollars either. He bought a good PC and can be happy about it. Also OP asked for suggestions for speakers and keyboard.
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Thanks man! I already picked up a G510 keyboard that I am liking so far but I am still looking for the right speakers. I am looking for some that are stylish and sounds good.

These are getting tempting as the price is dropping after the introduction of the new model.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...rd_t=201&pf_rd_p=486539851&pf_rd_i=B0042F3K9W
 
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